Apr 12, 2019

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Four buddha bodies

Teaching Chapter Five, on the section "Four Buddha Bodies" that gives an expansive vision of…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Inattentive perceptions, doubt, and wrong consciousn...

Venerable Sangye Khadro finishes teaching on the seven types of awareness, explaining inattentive perceptions, doubt…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Precious treasures

How people who trigger us are really a precious treasure, as they are pointing out…

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Travels

Participating in the bhikshuni ordination

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares her experience being a witness at a bhikshuni ordination in Taiwan.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Being responsible for our emotions

When disturbing emotions arise we have a choice. The Buddhist teachings offer practical methods to…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of fear, anger and disillusionment

Venerable Thubten Lamsel reviews pages 48-52, covering the topics of fear, anger and disillusionment.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Subsequent cognizers

Venerable Sangye Khadro covers the divisions of subsequent cognizers.

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Venerable smiling.
Contentment and Happiness

How to have a happy mind

Happiness comes from internal transformation. How to use Buddhist teachings to change our own motivation…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

A commentary on the eight verses and how they can change our perspective—how we see…

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Venerable teaching to a group of nuns.
Illumination of the Thought

Homage to great compassion

A commentary on Chandrakirti's text explaining three kinds of compassion, and how compassion is the…

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